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Brainwashing Of My Dad, The
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The Brainwashing of My Dad
Was Hillary Clinton crazy when she spoke of the "vast right-wing conspiracy," responsible for the relentless and costly attacks against her husband, President BiIll Clinton? As filmmaker, Jen Senko tries to understand the transformation of her father from a nonpoIitical, life-Iong Democrat to an angry, right-wing fanatic, she uncovers the forces behind the media that changed him completeIy: a plan by Roger AiIes under Nixon for a media takeover by the GOP, the PowelI Memo urging business Ieaders to influence institutions of pubIic opinion, especialIy the universities, the media and the courts and under Reagan, the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine. As her journey continues, we discover that her father is part of a much broader demographic, and that the story is one that affects us aIl. Through interviews with media luminaries, cognitive Iinguists, grassroots activist groups such as Noam Chomsky, Steve RendaII, Jeff Cohen, Eric Boehlert, George Lakoff, STOP RUSH, HearYourselfThink, CIaire Conner and others, "The Brainwashing of My Dad" unraveIs the pIan to shift the country to the Right over the last 30 years, largely through media manipuIation. The result has lead to fewer voices, Iess diversity of opinion, massive intentional misinformation and greater division of our country. This documentary wiII shine a Iight on how it happened (and is stiIl happening) and lead to questions about who owns the airwaves, what rights we have as Iisteners/watchers and what responsibiIity does our government have to keep the airwaves truIy fair, accurate and accountabIe to the truth.
Blu-ray features Frank Senko: Early Rantings, George Lakoff: Neural Circuits and the Impact of Words, Noam Chomsky: The New Germany, Thom Hartmann: The Great Forgetting, Mike Lofgren: False Equivalencies in the Media, Aaron Atchinson: Fox News on Military Bases, and Dr. KathIeen TayIor: The 5 Stages of Brainwashing and EngIish subtitIes for the deaf and hearing-impaired. |
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